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Appendix table 2. Students and employed students aged at least 18 years by level of education and age in 2010

Level of education Students total Employed students 18 years 19 years 20 years 21 years 22 years 23 years 24 years 25 years-
    %                
Upper secondary general education 46 995 13 669 29,1 7 303 3 080 678 381 299 213 170 1 545
Upper secondary vocational education 225 436 126 794 56,2 7 728 4 794 3 982 4 651 4 737 4 064 3 914 92 924
Post-secondary non-higher vocational education 80 80 100,0 - - - - - - - 80
Polytechnic degree (Bachelor) 132 217 75 586 57,2 48 2 172 4 670 7 139 8 499 7 640 6 640 38 778
Lower university degree (Bachelor) 103 576 56 504 54,6 53 1 347 2 744 4 380 4 996 4 691 4 162 34 131
Higher polytechnic degree (Master) 6 580 6 155 93,5 - - - - - 1 - 6 154
Higher university degree (Master) 41 372 26 785 64,7 - 26 108 221 510 1 249 2 124 22 547
Specialisation in medicine, veterinary medicine and dentistry 3 555 3 345 94,1 - - - - - - - 3 345
Licentiate's degree 2 526 2 138 84,6 - - - - - - 1 2 137
Doctoral degree 18 362 14 854 80,9 - - - - 4 12 52 14 786
Total 580 699 325 910 56,1 15 132 11 419 12 182 16 772 19 045 17 870 17 063 216 427
Per cent of age group       23,7 33,0 37,0 46,0 50,1 52,3 55,4 69,8

Source: Education 2012. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Ritva Kaukonen 09 1734 3311, koulutustilastot@stat.fi

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma


Updated 20.3.2012

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Employment of students [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-0017. 2010, Appendix table 2. Students and employed students aged at least 18 years by level of education and age in 2010 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 19.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/opty/2010/opty_2010_2012-03-20_tau_002_en.html